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Explaining his plan in the Commons on Thursday, Mr Gove said the current exams system needed to be improved.
He said the current exams system needed to be improved: "Children are working harder than ever but we are hearing that the system is not working for them.
With only about 60% of 16-year-olds currently achieving the government's benchmark of five good GCSE passes including English and maths, it is clear many young people might not have passed the EBCs, which were being presented as more demanding than the current exams.
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I would like to see the current exam system replaced with a portfolio assessment model.
Sample questions on the current exam include: What are the colors of our flag?
However, he does have some worries about the current exam reforms.
Fiona Millar at Local Schools Network says today's announcement should not overshadow a structural problem with the current exam system.
Gretchen Dykstra, commissioner of consumer affairs, said that the current exam, last revised in 1998, needed to be a lot better.
Like the current exam, the replacement will test applicants in two areas: proficiency in English and knowledge of United States history and government.
"It's not harder than the current exam," said Alfonso Aguilar, chief of the citizenship office at Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that devises and administers the test.
My students self-belief is being crushed because the current exam system simply sets up hurdles for them to stumble over.
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